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| Santana's elbow exam canceled |
MLB Baseball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The examination that New York Mets ace Johan Santana was scheduled to have for his left elbow Monday in New York has now been canceled. The team had planned for Santana, who had been experiencing soreness in his elbow and was scratched from a start in a "B" game this past Friday, to travel to New York for a mostly precautionary examination. But Santana apparently felt good enough after a 31-pitch session in the bullpen Sunday to have the trip canceled, and he will remai |
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| Santana to have elbow examined Monday |
MLB Baseball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie (MySportsbook) - New York Mets ace Johan Santana will have his sore left elbow examined Monday in New York. The pitcher was scratched from a start in a "B" game scheduled for this past Friday after feeling discomfort in the elbow following a throwing session. Santana, who threw a bullpen session on Sunday, will see Mets physician Dr. David Altchek in New York. There is no official indication as to what tests he will undergo, though radio station WFAN reported Santana will have an MRI exam. |
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| Report: Santana still bothered by sore elbow |
MLB Baseball |
02/28/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets ace Johan Santana is still bothered a sore elbow and may not be ready for Opening Day in a worst-case scenario. Santana initially was scratched from a start in a "B" game scheduled for Friday after feeling discomfort in the elbow following a throwing session. He then had his Tuesday spring debut pushed back by manager Jerry Manuel, who said the team was being extra careful with its superstar lefty. Now, according to Newsday, Santana met with Manuel and general m |
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| Mets sign veteran P Villone to minor league contract |
MLB Baseball |
02/27/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets signed veteran relief pitcher Ron Villone to a minor league contract, which includes a invitation to spring training, on Friday. In 74 games with the Cardinals last year, Villone produced a 1-2 record with a 4.68 earned run average. Villone, 39, has played with 11 teams during his career that began with the Mariners in 1995. He has appeared in 654 games during his career, recording a 56-59 mark with a 4.75 ERA. Villone has also started 93 games. |
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| Santana has start bumped back again |
MLB Baseball |
02/27/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - Johan Santana's spring debut for the New York Mets has been postponed again. The club announced Friday that the left-hander has been scratched from a second straight start because of stiffness in his throwing elbow. Santana was originally set to pitch one inning of a "B" game Friday against Italy's entry into the World Baseball Classic, but pulled out after feeling discomfort in the elbow on Wednesday. The team is being cautious with its most valuable arm and made the d |
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| Dodgers, Mientkiewicz agree to minor league contract |
MLB Baseball |
02/26/2009 |
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| h stop for Mientkiewicz in the past six seasons. After spending five-plus years with Minnesota, the 2001 Gold Glove winner was shipped to Boston for its World Series run in 2004. Since then, the Florida State product has had one-year stints with the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, where last year he appeared in 125 games and batted .277 with 30 RBI. In 1,067 career games, Mientkiewicz has recorded a .271 average with 66 home runs, 402 RBI and a .996 field percentag |
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| Santana scratched from Friday start |
MLB Baseball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Mets ace Johan Santana won't take a scheduled spring training outing on Friday because of stiffness in his left elbow. Santana was set to pitch one inning of a "B" game Friday against Italy's entry into the World Baseball Classic and is still expected to make his regularly scheduled exhibition start next Tuesday. The lefty will start his second season with the Mets. The two-time AL Cy Young winner with Minnesota posted a record of 16-7 with a 2.53 earned run av |
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| WBC Pool C Preview from The Sports Network |
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02/25/2009 |
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| also be double elimination. The first two teams to lose twice will be eliminated and the remaining teams advance to the semifinal round in Los Angeles. Let's take a look at the rest of Pool C: VENEZUELA: Team Venezuela's chances took a big hit when New York Mets lefty Johan Santana and Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano announced they would be skipping the tournament. Venezuela made it out of the first round at the inaugural Classic, but scored a total of only one run in their two second- round losses, includ |
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| Rays ink Isringhausen to minor league deal |
MLB Baseball |
02/21/2009 |
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| MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays have signed pitcher Jason Isringhausen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Isringhausen, 36, spent the last seven seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, and in 2008 went 1-5 with a 5.70 earned run average and 12 saves in 42 appearances. However, he did not pitch after August because of right elbow tendinitis. In 13 MLB seasons with the New York Mets, Oakland and St. Louis, Isringhausen owns a career 45-49 record with a 3.61 ERA and 293 saves. |
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| Braves make it official with Glavine |
MLB Baseball |
02/20/2009 |
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| centives. Glavine, who will turn 43 years old by Opening Day, will return for a 23rd big league season and 18th with the Braves. He pitched the first 16 years of his career with Atlanta, then rejoined the Braves last year after five seasons with the New York Mets. In 2008, Glavine made less than 25 starts for the first time since his rookie year in 1987, appearing in only 13 contests. Battling elbow problems throughout the season, Glavine went 2-4 and tied a career-worst with a 5.54 earned run average in 63 |
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